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Rochester Knighthawks Retain Defenseman Jon Sullivan

July 23, 2015

The Rochester Knighthawks have announced today that they have re-signed defenseman Jon Sullivan to a two-year deal. “It feels great,” he said. “We have a great group of guys and one of the best, if not the best, organizations in the league.” In 2016, the 33-year-old will enter his 12th season in the National Lacrosse League. In his career, he has played for Minnesota, Colorado and Rochester, while appearing in…

Rattlers Use Strong Second Half To Be Hounds 18-10

July 18, 2015

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The Charlotte Hounds on Friday night lost their third-straight game, falling 18-10 on the road to the Rochester Rattlers. Kyle Denhoff and Jordan Wolf lead the way for the Rattlers with four goals each. Denhoff, a Rochester native, earned Coca-Cola Player of the Game honors. Meanwhile, the Hounds were lead by Joey Sankey with three goals and Mike Chanenchuk with two. The game opened with 4:30 of scoreless play before…

Bandits Extend Batson, Goodwin, Others

July 16, 2015

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Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on two-year contracts with transition players Kevin Brownell and Brandon Goodwin, as well as defenseman Jamie Batson. The team has also agreed to terms with transition player Mitch Jones on a one-year deal. The contracts are pending league approval. Batson, who was acquired in a trade from the Rochester Knighthawks on March 31, 2015, collected one…

Prout, Sanderson, Kelusky Among NLL Hall of Fame Ballot

July 16, 2015

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The National Lacrosse League has announced five finalists for the NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2015 ballot. Four new nominees have been selected by the league’s Hall of Fame Committee. The new nominees are Kevin Finneran, Tracey Kelusky, Gavin Prout and Terry Sanderson. They will join Jake Bergey, a 2014 nominee, on this year’s ballot. Voting by the teams, current members of the NLL Hall of Fame and senior…

Knighthawks Extend Paul Day For Three Years

July 13, 2015

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The Rochester Knighthawks have signed assistant coach Paul Day to a three-year deal. Day, who joined head coach Mike Hasen’s staff in 2011, will enter his 18th season with the organization in 2016. “I am very excited to get back at it next winter,” said Day. “It’s a great draft and we will improve a good team.” The Knighthawks, who have the second overall pick in September’s Draft, made one of their…

Guardian Sports Announces Frank Menschner Memorial Scholarships

July 13, 2015

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Guardian Sports today announced that Jason Rose (2018 Garnet Valley HS), Gunnar Marks (2019 Don Bosco Prep HS) and Jakob Katzen (2016 Wilmington Friends HS) are the first three recipients of the Frank Menschner Memorial Scholarship. The Frank Menschner Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the memory of Guardian Sports board member and fixture in the Philadelphia lacrosse community Frank W. Meschner. The scholarships will give aspiring lacrosse goalies the opportunity…

Lyle Thompson Scores OT Winner for Launch

July 11, 2015

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The Charlotte Hounds on Saturday afternoon lost their 2015 home finale 17-16 to the Florida Launch in overtime. With the loss, the Hounds drop to 3-9 on the season and are officially eliminated from the MLL playoff picture. After a back-and-forth game, Hounds defenseman Michael Ehrhardt tied the game at 15 with 9.3 seconds remaining to force the extra period. The Launch earned the first possession in overtime and Ryan…

Swarm and Stealth Get Compensatory Draft Picks

July 10, 2015

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The National Lacrosse League has announced the Georgia Swarm and Vancouver Stealth will be awarded compensatory draft selections as a result of losing players to unrestricted free agency prior to the 2015 NLL season. The Georgia Swarm will receive a second-round selection (20th overall) in the 2015 NLL Draft and a conditional selection in the 2017 NLL Draft for losing defenseman Jeff Gilbert, who signed with the Toronto Rock. The…

CILL Unveils 2015 Tournament Schedule

July 8, 2015

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The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League (www.ci2l.com) has announced their league tournament schedule for the 2015 season. This marks the second season of these “Tournament Weekends” which allows teams to play more games without an intense travel schedule. New CILL Commissioner A.J. Collier commented, “We are excited about the Tournament Weekend format, the fans will get to see some great box lacrosse and the CILL member teams will be able to…

Roughnecks Re Sign Frankie Scigliano

July 6, 2015

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The Calgary Roughnecks today announced the National Lacrosse League club has re-signed goaltender Frankie Scigliano to a multi-year contract, pending league approval. Scigliano, a native of Coquitlam, British Columbia, has spent the last four seasons with the Roughnecks. During the 2015 campaign he started 13 of 18 regular season games, posting an 11.12 goals-against average and a .773 save percentage over 734 minutes played. Calgary selected the 23-year-old goaltender in…

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